I was not on the DGL hype train, but he's gonna get minutes if he plays with that intensity. He had Ty frustrated.
And let the freak outs about Ty as PG begin
Trent Frazier III was not on the DGL hype train, but he's gonna get minutes if he plays with that intensity. He had Ty frustrated.
Trent Frazier II
Any minutes we get from DGL is a bonus.. A combo of him Ty and Sincere could be good for us.. However if anyone thinks for a second DGL could get away with that much contact in real game, think again.. thats was 20 seconds of court time with at least 2-3 foulsI was not on the DGL hype train, but he's gonna get minutes if he plays with that intensity. He had Ty frustrated.
SencireThe consensus WAS DGL was not going to get much playing time this year. If DGL is getting 15 minutes per game who is losing those minutes?
I can't imagine having Dainja come off the bench.Sencire
I see out main rotation as
Ty -> DGL
TSJ -> Harmon
Domask -> Harmon
Goode -> Gurrier
Hawkins -> Dainja
I mean they just tweeted out a clip of their starting PG dribbling the ball off his foot. SoooIt's not like the Program is going to tweet out when DGL is being lazy, or when he throws the ball out of bounds. All highlight videos look good. I do find it interesting they showed two clips of our "PG of the future" getting stripped by a guy who came in with a reputation of soft defense. It's always a story of good news/bad news when there are highlights from intra-team scrimmages.
Still, love to see DGL has it in him to play solid on ball defense if he wants to. He's plenty athletic enough, he just has to buy in and take coaching.
I thought sencire was Trent II.... Can DGL be Trent III or Trent trey? I'm fully down for as many Trent's or fraziers on the teamTrent Frazier II
Sencire will never be Trent II- he cant shoot a tenth of what Trent could/can.I thought sencire was Trent II.... Can DGL be Trent III or Trent trey? I'm fully down for as many Trent's or fraziers on the team
No argument there but if he can become servicable from the outside and utilize his better athleticism then he can become more than a liability on offense. His defense cannot be ignored and he does have that Trent mentality which is really the key!Sencire will never be Trent II- he cant shoot a tenth of what Trent could/can.
Given his history, the concerns with DGL were legitimate at the time. Kids change though and if he’s matured and bought in completely, he could have a great career here.At least one of the insiders has been screaming for months that DGL would get no tick. Oops...........
TSJ needs to watch Ayo videos driving the lane and laying the ball high off the backboard to avoid the block- I hope TSJ expands his game. Right now he is a "shooter / take it hard to the hole" type of guy. He needs to improve his ball handling, develop skills to allow him to go left & learn how to be a playmaker (being a danger around the midrange area).
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DGL, also committed 3 foulds in that 20 second clip folks. . Good hustle freshman, do it without fouling .I mean they just tweeted out a clip of their starting PG dribbling the ball off his foot. Sooo
You lost me at “expect improved shooting from nearly all returning players.” I believe the only players who had played in college and improved their shooting last year from their previous year were Goode and Dain (and Dain had played very limited minutes previously). Sure you can cite reasons for why that might have happened and hopefully better overall roster construction and some addition by subtraction helps, but expect? HmmmmI think this team is going to be much better than last year's.
- Add proven shooters: Goode, Domask - (elite shooters were absent last season)
- Expect improved shooting from: nearly all returning players (Hawkins, TSJ, Dain, Ty, Harris, etc)
- Add athletic PG DGL (let's see what happens in Spain)
- Add athletic big forward Guerrier (let's see what happens in Spain)
- Add athletic guard Harmon (let's see what happens in Spain)
- Hawkins showed signs of being absolutely dominate late last season - taking ball to hoop and finishing inside 8 ft. He has the potential to significantly move the needle to the North.
- Ty could be a beast at PG.
- Sincere has high end potential too...
- I hope TSJ expands his game. Right now he is a "shooter / take it hard to the hole" type of guy. He needs to improve his ball handling, develop skills to allow him to go left & learn how to be a playmaker (being a danger around the midrange area).
I have no doubt that the players will put in the work & the coaching staff will further develop EVERY player.
I'm confident Hawkins, Dainja, TSJ, Ty & Sincere all improve. Hopefully, Goode & Domask improve their shooting EVEN MORE. Hopefully, Guerrier fits in and challenges for starting spot. Guerrier will be a solid regardless & can even serve as a backup center in a pinch.
I can't wait to see the results in Spain.